This is the second time I've read this story (thought i'd reviewed the first time, but apparently hadn't), and it's still incredible. There are a few american references in there that the characters probably wouldn't say, such as 9/19 (we'd say 19/9) and they probably wouldn't say that rugby is like american football! Living in britain, I expect they would be more likely to know what rugby is than american football. But other than that, I loved your characterisation of Ginny, Harry and snape, The other canon characters too, althoguh I thought that Hermione's drink problem could have had a smoother lead up. (I did like that she felt quilty for going to the inn later on thought). As for the Original Characters, I would give you a higher grade than a C, maybe an A or higher. They were developed almost more than enough for lesser characters, and were very likeable. I could probably come up with a hundred more comments, but this review seems to be getting rather large. So well done, rating: 99/10

WOnderful story I must say. I was hooked till the very end. I really feel it should have a promotion of some sort. I have an idea. There is this site called hp-finalprophecy.net/forum Join it. Tell them 'Peevesie' told you about it. Then contact a member called 'Tearlit' and tell him about your story. Also move around the site. It's really good. And if you have any questions ther you can contact 'sakadec' 'Padfoots Owl' or 'Illena'. Good luck them. I will be available at lovelysmiles92-orkut@yahoo.co.uk or lovelysmiles92(hyphen)orkut(at sign)yahoo(period)co(period)uk

Thought it was an interesting story.
Glad to see you mentioned the elves in the A/N - was bugging me :)
Not the type of story I typically read but I made it to the end which is a good sign.
Shame you had to cut back on the OCs - was looking forward to them.

I really enjoyed this story, I read the whole thing trough this weekend with only a few hours sleep here or there hehe, once I started I couldn't wait to finish. I hope to catch some more stories from you one day I'd like to see what you would do with Harry & Ginny's wedding and later adventures, well its time for me to catch up on some sleep. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Well, this is certainly a very well-written story. It's not precisely what I was looking for, but I can't deny that it kept me interested enough to continue reading until the end.

I was slightly disappointed that there wasn't much of any fighting or dueling in the story, but I suppose there wasn't much need for it. I was also surprised that Harry's fame was seemingly down-played. I also felt that we didn't get too much insight into any of the characters, though we did get a good feeling for all of them.

In a way, your story didn't seem very "magical" to me. That may be what you intended, and if you so did a fine job. It's just that, to me, doing that made it feel less like I was in the world of Harry Potter.

Your original characters were some of the best out there. Rudy, Teirnan, and Liam were all very realistic and I found myself enjoying them.

Kudos also for your well-thought out plot line. Your concepts of the origin of magic were also well done. You did a fine job also of leaving little clues around the earlier chapters that all fit together in the end.

I'm not sure what I think about incorporating Christianity and Jesus into the story, but I think it might have been unwise on your part. To be honest though I skipped some of those parts as I felt they were slow, so I'll just not say any more about it.

Very well written. Kudos.

Author's Response: Thank you for the note. Yes, I probably tried to cover too much with my first full-lenth novel, but it was fun. Thank you, too, for the comments about the original characters, they were loads of fun to write. S.

hi,
the story was really wonderfull and even beautiful in it's own way.
i will like to read more of ur stories and also likely waiting for a sequal for this one and for the completion of one of ur story "The Greatest of These" as i have also read it and i will be wating for it soon.
till then bye.

Author's Response: Thank you for the kind words. This was originally written to be a two-parter but I decided to move on to a different story instead. Thanks for the note. S.

this was the very first story I read when I found this website. It is and will remain my favorite story. I get my best ideas from this story and I'm just so sad it's finished(tear). I'll read some of your other stories because I'm sure they ROCK like this one.

Author's Response: Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed it. It was also the first story I wrote! Honestly, though, I don't think the others are as good as TSITR. S.